A couple nights ago I was busy getting ready for a tour the next day. I had finished up the last king pin and bushing replacement and was getting ready to put the wheels back on. I just happened to look at the inside of the bolt pattern and see this. Fortunately I have some extra wheels I could swap out. And this is one hole of 4 on that wheel that look like this. The other wheels look fine. It looks like I'm going to be doing some delicate die grinding and TIG welding today. Never used an impact on these, always installed and tightened with hand tools and checked with a torque wrench. Maybe this one got tightened a little too much. So what's the torque on these maximum supposed to be? I looked in the Les Andrews book and read 65lbs. Maybe that's too much?
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I'd think about 45 pounds if fine for torqueing the lug nuts.
I just tighten them with the original lug wrench and call it good. -
Yeah tell me about it! See you guys don't know about the 91 Freeway out here. Anally worried doesn't even tell it. Ask Da Wizard or anybody else out here what that's like. 13 of us on the 91 yesterday on tour. People flying in and out around us going over 80+ and we're rolling along at 55. It would be disastrous in catastrophic proportions if a wheel fell off a Model A on that road. I was thinking in the past I had tightened them to 55lbs. might be too much.Comment
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Some Model A wheels are coming up for sale near me. I think a couple of spares would be handy, and might put in a bid, but don't want to cart home junk either! What criteria should I use to assess the value of wheels in this condition or similar?You do not have permission to view this gallery.
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Just finished painting the wheels and putting on new Firestones. The original lug nuts are looking a bit shabby (I painted them 25 years ago) and I was thinking of getting some new ones. Any one know about the quality and fit of the stainless ones sold by Brattons? The Town Sedan is a driver.12-08-2018, 08:43 PM -
Got the wheels back today and the tires mounted. The color on the single wheel is a little washed out in the picture. Thanks Mitch for the wheels. Still need to get up there and pick up the spare wheel.You do not have permission to view this gallery.
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I was out walking this morning in Petropolis, Brazil and saw a wagon with Model A and T 21" wheels. The 21" wheels do not have a rolled edge as our 21" wheels but the edges like our 19" wheels. Where these for South American production and possibly Australia as well?You do not have permission to view this gallery.
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I tried searching for an answer but really couldn't find anything.
I think the bolt circle is 5 x 5.5" - and I know that may later model wheels will fit on a Model A. Like 32, I think it's 35-36 and so on. But what about just plain steel wheels?
What sorts of sizes are available? I mean 15", 16" or other?
At some point would like to have wider tires and maybe...06-27-2019, 05:29 PM -
I am trying to put 5 good 19 inch wheels together for powder coating. How does one determine if the wheels are good? Any tell tale things to look for?
i thought I would put them on and spin them to check for straightness, but I don’t know how accurate this might be. I will also check each individual spoke.
Thanks in advance....11-14-2017, 11:36 PM -
I had some 17/s cut to 15/s and widened for my AV8 and really like them.
Next month I am cutting down some 16/s to 15/s for my pickup.
Has anyone ever cut down and widened 19/s ?
Was looking at a set of 19/s today and wonder what they would look like with the exposed nuts and small cap in 15 X 8 and 15 X 6..10-09-2018, 02:31 AM -
My 31 Roadster came with 2 spare tires, so I have a total of 6 wheels to paint. I found a business that will powder coat them for a reasonable cost, but the guy wants to know how much powder he will need to order. He said he will probably put 2 coats on each wheel. Does anyone have an idea of how much powder would be required to coat 6 wheels with 2 coats each?11-30-2018, 07:20 PM -
It's my understanding that the welded steel spoke forged Model A Ford wheel design is far superior for automotive use than either the wood spoke auto wheel or the bicycle spoke auto wheel. I've read that compression and tension figure in to the wheel design. Are there any articles that explain or can you explain why the Model A Ford type wheel is so excellent in comparison to wood spoke and bicycle...02-12-2019, 11:14 AM -
I made a wheel balancer for my Model A wheels some years ago, and just added it to the "Homemade Tools" section. I have another wheel balancer that I bought at a swap meet about 10 years ago. All the bubble balancers I've seen in the past work by pivoting on a point. This balancer works by having a concave pocket with an air hole in the center. The top part, which supports the wheel, has...05-13-2018, 02:21 PM
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